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Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 s 16

Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 s 16

s 16 Effect on term of imprisonment

Where a person— (a) who is undergoing detention under subsection 13(1) is sentenced to any term of imprisonment under this Act or any other written law; or (b) has his period of detention extended under subsection 17(1) whilst he is serving any such term of imprisonment, the detention or extended detention shall be deemed to be undergone concurrently with that term of imprisonment, and if upon completion of any such term of imprisonment, there still remain any unexpired portion of the detention period or of the extended detention period, he shall be required to be detained for such unexpired portion of such period.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kesan atas tempoh pemenjaraan

Jika seseorang— (a) yang sedang menjalani tahanan di bawah subseksyen 13(1) dihukum dengan apa-apa tempoh pemenjaraan di bawah Akta ini atau mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang lain; atau (b) telah dilanjutkan tempoh tahanannya di bawah subseksyen 17(1) semasa dia sedang menjalani mana-mana tempoh pemenjaraan itu, tahanan atau tahanan lanjut itu hendaklah disifatkan telah dijalani serentak dengan tempoh pemenjaraan itu, dan jika setelah tempoh pemenjaraan itu selesai, masih ada mana-mana bahagian tempoh tahanan atau tempoh tahanan lanjut yang belum tamat, dia hendaklah ditahan bagi bahagian tempoh yang belum tamat itu.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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